A modified relocatable stereotactic frame for irradiation of eye melanoma: Design and evaluation of treatment accuracy

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 284-291

  Muller, Karin ^a   Nowak, Peter J C M ^a   Luyten, Grégorius P M ^a   Marijnissen, Johannes P ^a   De Pan, Connie ^a   Levendag, Peter ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Eye melanoma; Noninvasive eye fixation system; Stereotactic frame; Stereotactic radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE CONTROL; IRRADIATION; MONITORING; RADIOTHERAPY; TUMORS;

BLINKING LIGHT;

ONCOLOGY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; EYE FIXATION; EYE MELANOMA; EYE TUMOR; HUMAN; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0346993525     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2003.08.029     Document Type: Article

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